Kreis Wongrowitz

On February 16, 1919, an armistice ended the Polish-German fighting, and on June 28, 1919, the German government officially ceded the Wongrowitz district to the Second Polish Republic with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

According to the census of 1858, Kreis Wongrowitz had a population of 51,127, of which 13,230 (25.9%) were Germans and 37,897 (74.1%) were Poles.

[1] These records come from the 1905 Prussian gazetteer Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preußen.

Kreis Wongrowitz was part of the military command The main court (German: Landgericht) was in Gnesen, also Bromberg and Schneidemühl, with smaller courts (German: Amtsgericht) in Wongrowitz (LG=Genesen), Exin (LG=Bromberg) and Margonin (LG=Schneidemühl).

In 1905, these Standesämter served towns in Kreis Wongrowitz: In 1905, these police districts (German: Polizeidistrikt) served towns in Kreis Wongrowitz: In 1905, these Catholic parish churches served towns in Kreis Wongrowitz: In 1905, these Protestant parish churches served towns in Kreis Wongrowitz: